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Experiments with Pee

Will John be a scientist when he grows up, or is he just fascinated with his own pee?

1. Use your experience: Consider the problem and try to make sense of it. Look for previous explanations. If this is a new problem to you, then move to step 2.

Problem: John has peed in areas that are not appropriate. He has peed on the kitchen tile, a concrete slab, the carpet and a plastic bag. This is not an issue of him peeing his pants or not making it to the toilet in time, it is purposeful.

2. Form a conjecture: When nothing else is yet known, try to state an explanation, to someone else, or to your notebook.

Perhaps John will become a scientist when he grows up. If this might be true, then it will follow that he will hand me a ziplock baggy of pee and proudly tell me it’s his. If he is just interested in pee, then he will still hand me a ziplock baggy full of urine and announce it is his.

4. Test : Look for the opposite of each consequence in order to disprove the hypothesis.

In progress. Sinking suspicion……… I can expect more “experiments” in the future.

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Oh this is just TOOOOOO GOOD!!!! Oh my goodness, I am DYING LAUGHING with this one!!! This is exactly why I am just not looking forward to potty training my twins. And why our flooring is not going to be replaced until AFTER they are done with it even though it needs to be done now.

He got in big trouble for the carpet crime. I don’t tolerate pee on my carpet…..luckily, I have a handheld deep cleaner thing so it came up easily. The worst part about that offense is that he was doing it to show off for his siblings and cousins. I literally had 10 kids run down and tell me John had peed on the carpet. Let me tell you, he was proud of himself. Apparently, he also likes an audience.

It could be worse? I dunno, I don’t have any little boys so…this…doesn’t…compute. I’m sure if my girls were physically capable of peeing into baggies, I’d have little “experiments” stashed all over the place.

First off I’m sorry for lauging so hard at this post. Second I’m sorry for pee anywhere. We had one afternoon naptime when the girls decided to take off their pants & diapers and pee ALL over the room. I think I counted 10 different pee puddles 🙂

that is too funny! well funny for me. sad for you. i had one that would open up the back door and pee. right next to my outside extra fridge. i was always wondering why it was wet. until one day i caught him.UGH! we’ve had bowls, buckets. and who knows what i never caught on to.

Ok I went through this stage/phase with Evan and I was so trying to figure it out. Evan was peeing underneath his pillow. At first I thought it was sweat and then after giving it the ol sniff test and realizing it was too wet to be sweat..I realized it was pee. He did finally stop doing it, but I think it was watching it land that was so fascinating:)…attention?..Those were my hypothesis..You crack me up! Good Luck!!

So dang funny! I caught my little Jared peeing in the backyard a few days ago. He wasn’t even too busy playing outside to come in and use the bathroom. He walked outside, peed in the grass, and came back in! Good luck to you!

I didn’t laugh at this post like most of the others. I just sat here with a knowing look on my face. I would be willing to bet tha most of the other moms don’t have boys over the age of 4. If I could name all the places that my boys have peed besides, all over the toilet seat and around the toilet on the floor you would die. You have my heartfelt sympathy. It really is a boy thing. Trust me on this one!! I had younger brothers, guy friends in high school, and now 4 boys. My life consists of a lot of pee.